Melissa woke up with sweat all over her body, she was hyperventilating. "Stop… please stop," she repeated, her eyes still closed.

Richard rushed down from his bed and held her. "Hey," he put his arm around her. "It is a dream, wake up," he said and she opened her eyes.

Her gaze settled down on him and she was surprised. "Richard?" She said, her hand shaking, "you… you are here?" She asked, holding him and feeling his entire body.

"Of course I am, I will always be here," he comforted her, rubbing her back and she just stared blankly at the void. "Are you okay?" He asked with the softest...